Hame.



H. C. COMBES; RAME.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 17, 1914.

Patented Feb. 2, 1915.

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i? TTORNEYS the' line, andFig. 4 is "a "vertical sectionI through thebracket for engagement by they STATES Pari? onnion. f-

HENBYC.' connais, or sTALLo, Mississirnt.

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T'oall 'whom it mog/concern: i

Be it known that .I, HENRY CHARLIE Colinas, a citizen' of the UnitedStates, and a resident of'Stallo, inthe county of Ne# shoba and State ofMississippi, have made certain new and useful Improvements `in Haines,of which the following is a specification; f 4

My invention is an improvement in haines,

and has forits objectto provide a device of 'the charactenspecified,especially adapted 'for use in plowing, but suitable for any otherpurpose, and especially adapted to prevent the lines from becomingtangled or caught on the haines, eitherpwith a single draft animal, yora.v pair or more. v

In the drawings: F i ure 1 is a front view lof a haine constructe inaccordance withv ,the invention, Fig, -2 is a partial ,yiew at 4rightangleato Fig. l, Fig; 3 is an enlarged section on thelline 3 3 of Fig.2, looking in the direction of the arrows adjacent to tug-` or tracehook. g n

he present embodiment of the invention comprises a pair of haines, butone of which A is'shown, since the members of, the pair are v'constructed alike, but `symmetrical'in order that, .they may be used inpairs. Each hame comprises a'body 1v of wood or the'lilze, curved toshape, and approximately cylindrical in cross section. l The ends of thel body are reinforced with metal, the upper L end having a ball securedthereto, and

the lower end having litted thereover a-l socket 3 provided with an eyeel.v

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-A rings is 'connected with ih e'fv iin the usual manner, and 4the ,said-ring is adapted to receive the haine strap, ,for connectingl the haineto the-other member 'of the pair. On the outer face of the ,body and"atthe'upper end three loops -areprovided for receiving the upper strap,and to permit adjustment thereof. A ring 7 is'connected with` the bodybelowthe loops 6, byi'neans l .of a stafple 8.- The ring is for holdingthe reins o the bridle.

The above construction` is. the ordinary v form of haine, and theinvention'resides in vthe mechanism for permitting the tug orv ltrace tobe connected with .the hame'. vThe said mechanism 'comprises a plate 9having its side edges offset laterally from the body ofthe plate in thesame' direction, to engage the outerface of the haine, and-'each of the4Specication 0'! Letters Patent. pplicatioii led .Tune 17, 1914..;vSerial Fo. 846,583.

said side edges l0 is provided ivith openings' familiedrama, i915; I

11 for receiving rivets 12 or the like, for v securing thehame. a i

The plate 9 is provided at each end with longitudinally extending lugs13 and 141ey spectively, the lugs being perforated and o f-y set in thesame direction as the side edges,to fit against the body of the hame.Rivets l5 or the like arepassed through the openingsfand the said rivetsassist the rivets 12 in holding the plate to the haine. The body rtioii=of the' plate is thus spaced away 'om the hame, so that .there is somespace between the body and the face of the haine.

the said side edges and the plate to The `body-is providedwith'a-plurality of v series of openings 16,the openings of each seriesbeing spacedapart from each other, and the openings of theseriesregistering.

The inner side edge" of each o ening is 'i straight,` as shown moreparticular y in Fig.

`2,!wiiile the `outerl sideA edge is rounded.

' they may engage adjacent pairs of openings.

Six openings are provided in each series, so n that five positions ofadjustment are permitted. The hooks aire p ,ssed .froinlone side of theplate to the other, icing iii' l vengaged 'with tl.; openings oftherearm st sei-ies,

passing .between the plate 9 andfthe body of the hanie, and then outhrough the'openings of the foremost serie: v The latch'.v plate is,vslotte longitudinally, as indicated Vatli), and at its upper edgetheplateis notched as slown at 2Q, the notch intersecting the slot 9. Alatch 21 -in' the form of a hook is pivo ed to the plate 18 in front of.the slot 19 anfIl the notch 20,

as indicated at 22, and the b,`;lo f the ,hook visl adapted to engage avloop 23 on the outer face of' the latch plate infront of the.v

notch 20. A tug -or trace is` engagedwith the latch' plate, by *passingthe `loop or eye at the front of the trace or tug', through the notchiio 20 and into the slot 19, che latch 23. being vlifted beforeengaging;lhetrzroe. After `the trace been eiiffug'ed :1S above eaited,the latch is arranged as shown in Figs. 2 gincl 3, the bill 'passingthrough the loop ,and

looking the eyeofthe; tug or trace m the i rear enel of the slot 19.ltwill loe rioieecl'l from. an inspection of 'Figi 2 'that the slot 19is of greater Width ab theencl remote from the heme thonety the oppositeemi. There is no possible cliace'rof accidental disengagement of thetrace or? tug, since fthe sal. trace or tug bears against*tlizrV por"tion'olf 'lie' billzof vthe hook Wille-li extends merely by engagingelilferentliooks with ille i liook of gtlie latch plate. llie lug; lilliolds e ring QA in place, he said ring being at'tlie lower vend .of theplate- I claim: f lr En' e llame'g e, plete for comieong e trace or tugto the haine, said plate having menus at one end'y for engaging the hemeand having et the other a hook for engagement by the trace ror tug, anda latch pivoteil o the plate and extending across the space between zhebody and the bill of the hook, zuid haring gm angular portion adepteclto extend xricrese'tlie hook at approximately a. righi; angle to thebody of the latch, the plete having at ,the bill of the hook e loopthrough which the angular por- .non1 of the latch passes.

ln :i hnme, n plate for coniieotiilg a trace or tug tothe llame, Seidlplate ,having "a, longitudinally extending;l hook et one .end

for connection with the trace or tug and hai-'ing a. latch vpivotecl tothe plate and adapted to ,extend across the space befmeen ythe body oftheplate and 4che bili of the hook, tlie bill of the hooi; having aloop, and :the latch having :in angular portion adapted to pass throughthe loop a'nolxtending across the hook. A v

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